The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 25, 1897, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXIIL.—NO 25. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EAPEDITION | - OF DHMNS " MASSACRED Such Is the Sensational | Report That Comes 1 From Brussels. | DISASTER OVERTAKES | THE BARON | i | While Marching With a Force: of 8000 Men Toward <4 { Khartoum. } AN ANGLC-BELGIAN MOViMENT AGAINST THE MAHDISTS, | { Previous Reports of Defeat Found | to Be Untrue, and the Daring | Invader May Yet Live. 4 BRUSSELS, Brietox, June 24.—Tne | Reforme says it learns from a good source that the entire Dhams expedition to the head waters of tne Nile, inciuding M. Baron Dhanis, has been massacred. Baron Dhanis last year enlisted 6000 | men in the Congo Free State to take part | in & secret expedition. The British Goy- ernment allowed a number of its Houssa | troops to join the expedition, but it was | dfficially denied that an Anglo-Belgian | movement had been concerted against the | to Have Met With Dire Disaster Followers of El Mahdi. at the Hands of the Munie Mobarre and capturea Nyangwe | and Kassongo. Dhanis aiso inflicted a crushing blow upon Rumaliza, completely | overthrowing the Arab rute in that dis- trict. Later he returned to Belgium and was made a Baron by King Leopold. pointment to the command of the Anglo- Belgian secret expedition against the Mahdists was tre career of this cfficer. His ap- | next chapter in the | a parade of the municipal departments, friendly societies in uniform, school chil- dren and citizens. The exercises, which were participated in by the Lord Mayor and other local dig- nitaries, included prayer, singing and an oration. The memorial Is to cost §25,000, and resembles in design the front and steeple of a church, — EMPEROR WILLIAM IN A GALE. = R Tries i Van to Leave the Imperial Mahaists. The general impression, bow- | 7y MEMORY OF JOHN CABOT. Pkt i o M evar, was that this force was to act in con- Coluiib, . umbia, junction with the Anglo-Egyptian expe- | i y The Intrepid Voycger Honored by a Tablet ¢ i > ition on the Nile, and take the Madhists | m”” m; Z” s gnr 'rm‘m“i\'v GErwANY, June .,l.—-Whhen SN e e g i a num. imperor Williani was st Cuxbaven there 3 o Brbtol was general surprise because he did not go Plete the recanquest of the Sondan. it A 4 = aboard the steamer Columbia, as arranged. l At last M. Dhanis was reported fo have | HALIFAX, N. 8, June 24—The un- |y, iy, snires that despite the gale and arrived at Lado, north of the territory of | ¥eiling of the “‘;‘” " ‘é‘“"“"‘"“‘ high sea, the Emperor, accompanied Ly the Congo Free State, on the White Nite, | 478 18 henor of John Canot ocourred | Generat Count von Waidersee, embarked and some Nyenza. miles north of the Victoria | It was then understood that the Dhanis expedition would push on north. ward in the direction of Khartoum. | Early in December last it was reported Lo expedition had met with disaster and that Baron Dbanis had been killed. Later it was authoritatively stated that there was no ground for the report, and when | last heard from in September the Baron ‘was at Stanley Falls. 600 miles from the nearest Dervish force, | Baron Dhanis was born in London in 1862, of » B-lgian father and mother of | Archbishop O'Brien. and Countess Averdees, Vice-Admiral Sir J. E. Erskin, General Montgomery Moore, Governor Daly, Premier Murray, president of the Royal Society of Canads, and Consul- | General Tnpraham of the United S ates | were leading men in the company gath- ered to do honor to the man who, 400 years ago, sailed from Bristol on a voyage which ended in the discovery of the main- land of this Continent. A body guard of 400 sailors from Admiral Erskin’s flagship Crescent was present. BRISTOL, ExG., June 24 —On the sum- mit of Brandon Hill, a perk in the very nesri of the city, twenty-five acres in ex- in a small launch from the imperial vacht Hobenzollern for the Co umbia. The launch wae tossed about and became un- manazeable. It was dashed against the Honenzollern and its bow stove im. It began filling and a rowboat with twelve sailors was lowered from the Hohenzol- lern. The Emperor tried this boat, but the sailors were unable to make any headway in the tremendous sea and were compelied to abandon the attempt to reach be Coiumbia, the Emperor returning to the Ho ‘enzoller e MURDERED FOR HIS MNONEY. Miner Frank Riviey Dead and Deserted English extraction. In 1884 he became a4 yon¢ ang regarded ss the finest internrban in the Vountains. lieuteuant in an infantry ragimen: and | hill in England, ascending graduslly soa| JIMINEZ Mex., June 24— Frank Riv- later was intrusted with a mission to | point from which the country can be seen | ey, a weli-known mining man who came Zanzibar by the International African Associstion. He soon displayed consider- able ability and was appointed by the Belgian G ;vernment to the command of the expedition to Katanga. He defeated | Gongolutte, one of the most aggressive slave-trading Arabs; defeated Zafu and | ment to the memory of tle intrepid voy. for miles around, there was laid this morning the foundation stone of a monu. ager, John Cabot, who 490 vears Tom this city for the New emony was made the occasion of a gen- | eral holilay, the town being gayly deco- rated, and the exercises being preceded by from Arizona and left here a few days ago for the Batopilas Mining Company’s camp, has been murdered in the moun- tains. He was accompanied by a Mexican who has disappeared and is suspected of tte ciime. A iarze amount of money whici Rivley had 1s missing. (Cerman) CflNERaaNg‘\ VBANGUI ~ \ Zorgota dyance 7 Omduiman 2 Khartoum ) RAY N S Emsker Y » "? z ¢ 1 agnN o v\o\yu wn # At Bt ohu‘?- z A, Epir U R o (= D A A N M —~ B Fashods / { Arge K / o 7\ D ARIR FPEER P %A “\= ~BanpAa ™M - ~)~ Welle B (\ ' LADO Y, r = ‘ ‘. A% ~N c (D watlelat H == 5 anle 3 yeoo scate of Miles focte of Cxpeceteon from Stantey Falts . - - __ - ES Map of Central Africa Showing Advance of Baron Dhanis’ Expedition Toward Khartoum. Baron Dhianis’ exvedition started last vear from Leopoldyille, on the Congo River, and ascended that stresm, gath- ering recruits on the way as far as Stanley Falls. From there they crossed the country to the Nile, and wien last heard from were at Lado, on the White Nile, between Wadelai and Fashoda. Lt is probubie that they advanced beyond Lado into the Mahdi’s country, and there met their deteat not far from E! Obiad, where Hicks Pash army was annihilated in 1884, 00D FOR THE POOR LONDON Bounty of the Princess in the Slums of the Metropolis. THOUSANDS ENJOY THE JUBILEE DINNER. {In the Round of Visits the Future Queen Receives an Ovation. CRIPPLED CHILDREN JOIN IN THE WELCOME, Success Crowns the Efforts of Roy= alty to Gladden the Hearts of the Affilcted. LONDON, ExG., June 24.—The Princess of Wales' jubilee dinners to the poor to- day were very successful. About 3000 denizens of the siums were sumptuously entertained at the various centers. Tne Princess, accompanied by the Prince of Wal Princes Victoria of Wales and Prince and Princess Charles of Den- mark, visited the principal halls. The places visited by the royai party were the People's Palace in the East Ena, Central Hall, Holborn and the Wesleyan Schoolhouse. Atthe People's Palace tbe royal visitors were received by the Lord Mayor and the Ladv Mayoress. Tue zuests consisted of 1000 ragged eniliren. After the national anthem had been sung | of roast beef, potatoes, pies, tarts, jellies, | oranges and icecream. The fare at the other places was the same. The Princess of Wales and party received an ovation everywhere. The Princess of Wales requested the Lord Mayor to deliver a message to the diners, as follows ' ““Although T am unfortunately unable to be present at all the dinners for my woor I shall be with them in spirit. Hop- ing that they will enjoy themseives and give three cheers for their Queen. “PrINCEsS OF WALES.” The children at the People’s Palace wers all cripples. They were wheeled in bath chairs, limped on crutches or were | carried into the banquet ball. As soon as | the roval party reached the platform two | little cripples presented bouquets to the | Princess of Wales and to the Lady May- | oress. Nearly all eves became moist at the sight of so many littie sufferers. The Prince of Wales, Princess, expressed the pleasure which it | afforded them in being abie to bring some | degree of happiness to the children. He called for three cbeers for the Queen, | which were heartily given. The members of the royal party then made a tour of the ball, and before leaving the Princess took up a glass of ginger ale, wuich bad been served cripvles, and emptied it to the health of the children. At the Central Hall, Holborn, 17,000 people, young and old, partook of the ban- quet served. As soon as the royal party entered the hall the food was apparently forgotten. All present stood up and cheer after cheer sl 0ok the building. On making a tour of the room the Princess of Wales turned to an old Irishwoman and expressed the hope that she had partaken of a good dinner. To this the old woman repiied: *‘God bless you, dear” and patted the Princess on the shoulder. The members of the royal party shuox hands with and spoke encouraging words to many ragged waifs, The same scenes were enacted at Clerkenwell. This has emphatically been the Princess of Wales' day, and her idea of giving a treat to the poor has been crowned with the gri t success. She was everywhere received with enthusiasm. The day was very hot and the Princess wore a simple white muslin. At the People’s Paiace the Princess her- self made the first block of icecream with a paient freezer, to the delight of the children. At the various adults’ feasts it was first decided not to allow beer to be served, but the Lady Mayoress interceded and all present had a reasonable allowance. —— RECEPTION AT 1HE PALACE, The Prince and Princess of Wa tertain Distinguished Guesta, LONDON, Exc., June 24.—The Prince and Princess of Wales, in behalf of the Queen, held & reception at Buckingham Palace to-night. Bixteen nhundred invi- tations bad been issued, inviting mem- bers of royal families, special envoys, ac- mirals and the elite of English society. Prior to the reception the Prince of Wales gave a dinner to the special envoys ana colonial Prime Ministers at Marl- borough House. En- X Kaws to Oheck Smuggling. PARIS, Fraxce, June 24.—The Govern- ment bas adopted X rays to chieck smug- kling. Director Pailain of the French customs service nas ordered that Crookes tubes be kept in all the larger customs offices. Hitherto vast quantities of jeweliry have been concealed in the legs of tables the children were served with agood feast | on behalf of the | to one of the little | | { | | WEYLER'S HORDES ON THE MARCH Great Massing of Span- ish Troops in East- ern Cuba. EIGHTY THOUSAND MEN IN THE FIELD | But This Will Only Cause the Revolution to Grow in the West. London Yesterday Were Highly Successful. and ink receptables. It believed that by | final, except when championship honors | X rays the presence of such articles will be readily detected. —l.—— WENT DOWN WITH THE BARK. The Captam of ihe Magnhild Refuses to Loave the Sink.ng Vessel When Others Departed. QUEBEC, Caxaipa, June 24 —The stenmer Antwerp City arrived to-day with twelve sbipwrecked men, the sur- vivors of the crew oi the Norwegian bark Magnhild, lost off Newfoundland. When about seventy miles north of Bird Rocks the Magnhild encountered a dense fog and lay to. She rolled heavily and the cargo of coal shifted until water begzan pouring into the hold. The cap- tain ordered the longboat lowered and twelve men entered it. The captain re- fused to embark and remarked to five others, including the first mate, ‘‘The boat will swamp if we go aboard, and we may as well die here as anywhere.” The boat puiled away. Ten minutes later the Magnhild gave a heavy lurch and disappeared. seen clinging to the hatch, but could not be reach-d. The men in the longboat were picked up twenty-four hours later by the Antwerp City. The steamer's crew say the longboat could easily have held all of the eighteen men. - WILL SPAR S7[L VAN FOR POINTS. After That Fitzsimmons Will Fight Only to Keep America From Losing the Championship. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 24.—In a let- ter to the Journal Fitzsimmons says: have practically accepted Sullivan’s chal- lenge. I will give him a five or six round go, and while we will merely spar for points he has my full permission to finish me if he can. I will not strike him hard enough to knock him out, as it might re- sult in manslaughter. 1 am to-day ex- champion of the middle ana heavy weight class. I have promised my wife to retire, and so far as finish fights are concerned I have retired. I would like to be under- stood in this matter of retiring, asitis The first mate was | are in danger of leaving America, and then I want to say that Americans can call upon me todefend the title, and I will | ! fight it out 1f I am 50 years of age, To ail | other intents.and purposes I Ior good as a finish Eghter.” OBTAINED THROUGH FPERJURY. JThE Court of Claims, Therefore, Annuls | the Award Made to the La Abra } Mining Company. | WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 22.—The | famous La Abra mining claima case in- | volving an immense amount of mouey was | decided in the United States Court of | Claims to-day. The court held that the | award rendered by Sir Edward Thornton, | formerly British Minister in Washington, | who acted as umpire under ihe treaty be. | tween the United States and Mexico, was obtained through testimonyof a fraud- ulent and perjured character. The court | says of the award made by the United tates and Mexican mixed commussion : As the claim of said company was ob- tained by fraud by means of fulse swear- ing it is bereby decreed that all claims in law and equity on the part of said com- pany, its legal representatives and as- aye retired | money received from Mexico for such award.” s gy WANT TO FILL FUOTE'S SHOES. Candidates for United States Distriot At- torney at Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24.—The prospects are that a successor to Henry S. Foote, as United States District Attorney | for the Northern District of California, will soon be appointed. His term does not expire for over a year, but there 1s considerable activity among candidates who are anxious to fitl his shoes. Assistant District Attorney Samuel Knight, who has been here for seve:al days, wou!d not decline the appointment. He was appointed as a Democrat, but was McKinley. Hon. T. L. Ford of Oroville is also men- tioned for the place. He stauds high in the estimation of Senator Perkins, Con- gressman Loud and others. | signs be forever barred of ail claims to | one of the gold Democrats who voted for | INSURGENTS USE A CANNON WITH EFFECT. Now the Brutal Captain-General Is Renewing Plans to Shoot Brave Rivera. | HAVANA, Cusa, June 24.—The exact number of soldiers going to East Cuba | with Weyler is 40,000. The 80,000 men he intends to use there will be made up of the regulars and guerillas already in Ori- ent and Santiago de Cuba. Weyler has with him a large part of the regular Span- |ish troops in the provinces of Pinar | del Rio and Havana, and this fact has | caused consiaerable adverse comment here as it is senerally believed the revolu- uon will grow stronger now in tne west- ern part of the island. Near Managua, 8 few miles from Hav- ana, a hard engagement took place Tues- day. It lasted nine hours and the Span- iards, who numbered about s thousand men, had to retire to the town because their ammunition became exhausted. The Cubans used a smail cannon very effect- tively. The gun, it is believed here, was ianded by a recent expedition from the United States. At Cardenas, Matanzas province, the Spanish soldiers mutinied on account af bad food and inability to collect wages. The officers quelled the revolt by wound- ing several soldiers. ‘The report 1bat General Rivera was to | be shot was based on the'fact that Weyler had conferred with some memBers «f ile court-martial that tried Rivera and Ba- | callas when they were captured and whose proceedings were interrupted by the pressure of public opinion in the United States. It is known now thai both wers | secretly tried a second time in Cabanas fortress and sentenced to death. From Madrid orders came to Weyler two days ago to suspend the execution of the sen- tence. The captain-general has cabled to Mad- rid that according to international law the United States can do nothing in favor of prisoners who are not American citi- zens and their punishment with death will bave a desirable effect upon the r-vo- lutionists. The answer will decide the fate of both prisone CONFERS WiITH THE PRESIDENT. Ninister Woodford Getting Final In- structions Before Departing. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24— Woodford, the new M nister o Spain, had along talk with the President to-day. At their first consultation the President gave Woodford a clear outline of the prelimi- | nary policy he is expected to pur-ue ia | endeavoring to settle the Cuban gquestion, and the Minister was urged to depart for | Spain at the earliest moment practicable. | Woodford would have b:en ready to | start by this time, but upon learning that the Queén would not be in Madrid until September or October and as his creden- tials must be presented to her in person, he delaved departure which has now been fixed at July He will thus have 2 fu fer opportunity to study the correspondence in his possession and consult with Secre- tary Sherman and gather details of tbe administration’s policy. The President is determined to urge upon Spain the evacuation of Cubaand the granting of autonomy to the island =s a preliminary step to bringing about Cuban independence, sither voluntarily by Spain or after the good offices of the ENGLISHMEN ARE IN DANGER IN AFFLICTED INDIA. Outrages Due to the Discontent of Brahmans, Who Declare That None but Demons Would Celebrate in a Time of Famine, Plague and Earthquake. BOMBAY, INDIA, June 24.—The successive shooting of British Plague Commissioners and other civil and military officers by natives is regarded with grave apprehension as an unmistakable sign of re- volt. In addition to the killing of Lieutenant Aycost at Ganestkind Tuesday and the simultaneous shooting of Commissioner Rand, who is in a critical condition, other attempts upon the lives of officers are reported. Civil Officer Ross was shot at Peshawar Tuesday night as he was returning from the jubilee fetes and cannot recover. An attempt was made upon the life of Lieutenant Williams last evening as he was entering the messroom at Poonah. Fortunately the bullet struck only his hand. offered 20,000 rupees for the arrest of natives concerned. The assassins track their victims and shoot them after nightfall. Europeans are very uneasy. The outrages are due to the discontent of Brahmans, who have circulated thousaiids of leaflets denouncing the jubilee. The circulars declare that only demons would celebrate their conquests in a time of famine, plague and earthquake. race,” the leaflets add, ‘‘is being killed by a Christian Government. Will none lift a finger to check the excesses of English tyrants who have been riding rough shod over us for more than a century 2"’ The authorities have ““An ancient and noble )